About Me

Who Am I?

I am AK: This is my name and brand, a passionate communication and advertising professional based in Toronto.

Having lived in 7 cities in 3 continents, I am thankful to have worked with a diversity of communities and cultures and to have met some of the most fascinating individuals during my education, travels, and career.

My main motivation has always been understanding people, and I am always keen on building relationships through understanding what motivates them and what influences their behavior and actions. Empathy, curiosity, and listening are my super powers. My passion for advertising combined with my people skills have led me to excel in Client Services.

Cooking is one of my main hobbies and having people over for gatherings. I appreciate arts in general, pop art, culture, cinema, fashion and interior design.

Testimonials

AK is a superb client service director, who was always on top of his job, and beating expectations.

He managed P&G account with excellence, which enabled us to win several local and global awards.

AK is an excellent agency partner who is super agile to deliver against the business needs, great strategic thinker who comes up with further ideas to build the business and stays on top of the brand equity to deliver on equity ideas.

— Cagil Kurt - Procter and Gamble Fairy Europe/MEA Brand Manager

AK managed our Volvo account. I found AK full of energy, positive in his attitude and meet by tough deadlines with smile. Delivering top class campaign that added tremendous value to the Volvo brand during that period.”

— Yousuf Khaja - General Manager at KAYS MARKETING INC.

AK assisted me in many projects at Ogilvy where he went beyond the extra mile to ensure projects were professionally delivered and in time. He is always eager to learn, forward thinker and passionate about advertising.

Having worked with AK for several years , utilizing his excellent creative services across multiple organizations, I strongly recommend AK for his ability to understand client needs and deliver with excellence during a short period of time and under dire pressure.

— Amin Shaibi - MarCom Sr. Manager Bupa Arabia

As a Miami Ad School student, AK was engaged, inquisitive and eager to dive in with both feet. His experience in client services helps him to dig deeper, and his research always begins with fully immersing himself into the product and market. I wish AK the best in his future endeavours!”